Bible Verses about 'Boast'

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• As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.
  2 Corinthians 10:17-18reliabilitypride
• Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,
  but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
  Psalm 20:7trustidols
• God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
  Ephesians 2:8-9gracefaithsalvation
• As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.
  Galatians 6:14crucifixionworld
• Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
  James 1:9-10pridehumilitymoney
• Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
  2 Corinthians 12:9gracestrengthweakness
• God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
  1 Corinthians 1:28-29humilitycallingworld
• If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.
  1 Corinthians 13:3lovesufferinggiving
• Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5lovepatienceanger
• We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
  Romans 5:3-4sufferinghopejoy